A Memorial Graveside service for Mr. Ronald Deon Alexander, 52 year old resident of Bonham, is scheduled for 2 P.M. Friday April 19, 2013 at the Leonard Cemetery.
Ronnie was born December 13, 1960 in McKinney, Texas, to Charles McKinnley Alexander and Dorothy Faye Newby Smith. He passed away at his home in Bonham Saturday, April 13, 2013. Ronnie worked as a roofer in the building industry and was a member of the Baptist Church. He was a life long fan of the Dallas Cowboys, and a true friend to all. Ronnie loved his family very much and was loved by everyone. He will be truly missed and will never be forgotten. Although his beautiful granddaughter will never really get to know him, she will get to know and love him through all the stories she will be told.
He is survived by his step-father: Gary Smith of Leonard; his son: Charles Alexander of Leonard; his son and daughter-in-law: Benjahmin and Lauren Alexander; and his granddaughter Addison Grace Alexander of Wichita, Kansas; his brothers and sister: Barbara Hanson and her husband, Jeff, of Garland, Stephen Alexander and his wife, Patty, and Jeffery Alexander and his wife, Tashauna, of Leonard; numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles McKinnley Alexander, on December 12, 1997 and his mother, Dorothy Faye Newby Smith, on March 3, 2012. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents: Harold & Ruby Newby and Charlie and Grace Alexander.